An American pilot died when her plane malfunctioned while she was on her way to deliver Covid-19 rapid test kits to a remote Indonesian village, officials said.
Joyce Lin, 40, had just taken off Tuesday morning, leaving the airport in Sentani, in Papua province, in a Kodiak aircraft.
She’d been with the MAF for about three years, according to the organization
Tuesday, Lin was attempting to fly to Mamit, in the Papua highlands, in an effort to bring test kits to the local clinic.
The aircraft fell into Lake Sentani, and divers confirmed she did not survive, according to the MAF .
Source: American woman dies in plane crash trying to deliver Covid-19 tests to Indonesian village
